Comparison

HomeDisco vs PenlaSync

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

HomeDisco

This app synchronizes your smart lights with music in real-time, creating dynamic lighting experiences. It also allows you to generate custom light scenes based on descriptive text prompts and offers pre-set atmospheric scenes.

Highlights
  • Real-time music beat synchronization
  • AI-powered scene generation from text
  • Pre-set atmospheric light scenes
  • Customizable color palettes and calibration
  • Sleep timer for lights and soundscapes
Features
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Your smart lights, moving with your music. • No subscription: one purchase unlocks everything. • Any light in your Apple Home app: Hue, IKEA, Nanoleaf and more. • AI scenes: describe a mood and get your own light show (needs Apple Intelligence). HomeDisco 2 syncs your smart lights to the beat in real time, builds scenes from a sentence, and turns your room into a campfire, a storm or a haunted house. WHAT YOU CAN DO - Beat sync: lights react live to music and room sound. - Describe a mood: tell the AI what you want and get a custom light scene (needs Apple Intelligence). - Scenes for every mood: Storm, Campfire, Haunted House, Movie Night and more. - Sleep timer: lights and soundscapes switch off by themselves. - Palettes and calibration: tune the colours and the sync to your room. WORKS WITH Any light in the Apple Home app, including Philips Hue, IKEA TRÅDFRI and Nanoleaf. Free to try, with an optional one-time unlock. AI modes need Apple Intelligence. Keep the app open with "Keep Screen Dark" on to keep the show running.

About

PenlaSync

Features
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Your iPhone is about to become the brightest thing at the concert. Right after your favorite artist. PenlaSync turns your phone into a powerful, BPM-synced penlight for concerts, live events, and fan meetups. No forgotten glow sticks. No wrong colors. Just pure, perfectly timed light for the artist you love. --- WHY FANS LOVE PENLASYNC --- BEAT-SYNCED FLASH PATTERNS Set your BPM and choose from 4 light modes: Solid, Flash, Fade, and Strobe. Your light pulses with the music, creating that stadium-wide wave of color that gives everyone chills. 8 QUICK COLORS + CUSTOM PICKER Tap to switch between 8 preset colors instantly. Need your bias's exact member color? The custom color picker lets you match it down to the pixel. SAVE COLOR PRESETS Create and save color profiles for different artists, groups, or songs. When the setlist changes, you're ready in a single tap. BRIGHTNESS CONTROL Dial it down during the MC segment. Crank it up for the encore. You're in full control of your light, your way. --- PERFECT FOR --- - K-pop concerts and fan events - J-pop and idol live shows - Music festivals and arena tours - Fan meetups and viewing parties - Theater, musicals, and stage events - Anyone who forgot their glow stick at home --- THE CONCERT EXPERIENCE YOU DESERVE --- There's nothing like being part of a sea of light, thousands of fans moving together in perfect rhythm for the artist they love. PenlaSync puts that power in your pocket. No batteries to replace. No bulky gear to carry. Just open the app, pick your color, set your BPM, and light up the night. Your light. Their stage. One unforgettable moment.

Screenshots

HomeDisco4 screens
PenlaSync4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PenlaSync at none against HomeDisco's 1. PenlaSync also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 27.0). HomeDisco's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HomeDisco sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. PenlaSync asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HomeDisco ships an update every 4 months, PenlaSync fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
HomeDisco versus PenlaSync: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHomeDiscoPenlaSync
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS27.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperMiguel VieiraBYNET

In-app purchases

1 purchases

HomeDisco

One-time1
  • Pro Version$5.99
None

PenlaSync

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HomeDisco free?
HomeDisco is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PenlaSync free?
PenlaSync is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HomeDisco or PenlaSync have ads?
PenlaSync shows ads; HomeDisco does not.
Which is updated more often, HomeDisco or PenlaSync?
HomeDisco ships an update every 4 months, and PenlaSync fortnightly. Most recently, HomeDisco was updated on October 27, 2026 and PenlaSync on October 28, 2026.

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